Fridays

1980 - 1982

Series Premiere - Kenny Loggins

11th April 1980

Episode 1

No overview available.

The Boomtown Rats

18th April 1980

Episode 2

--The Boomtown Rats perform ""Someone's Looking at You"" and ""I Don't Like Mondays""

The Clash

25th April 1980

Episode 3

--The Clash perform ""London Calling,"" ""Train in Vain,"" ""The Guns Of Brixton"" & ""Clampdown"" Comedy sketches include: --""Night Of The Living Dead Dinner"" (""Diner""?)

Warren Zevon

9th May 1980

Episode 4

No overview available.

Boz Scaggs

16th May 1980

Episode 5

"Chatty Lady Can't Get a Studio Audience Seat," "Melanie Chartoff and Johann the Parakeet," "Ted Kennedy's Image Problem," "Dick at the Gym," "The Friday Edition (featuring Maryedith Burrell's field report on a new swear word)", "Luis Valdez's Gringo Coffee", "Matzoi!", and "The Last Male Heterosexual in San Francisco." Boz Scaggs performs "Breakdown Dead Ahead" and "JoJo."

Devo (1st appearance)

23rd May 1980

Episode 6

--Devo (1st appearance) - ""Girl U Want"" & ""Gates of Steel""

Ian Hunter Band

7th May 1980

Episode 7

--The Ian Hunter Band - ""We Gotta Get Out Of Here"" (with Ellen Foley) and ""Once Bitten Twice Shy""

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

6th June 1980

Episode 8

--Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers perform ""Shadow of a Doubt"" and ""American Girl""

The Beach Boys

20th June 1980

Episode 9

--The Beach Boys - ""Keepin' The Summer Alive"" and ""Good Vibrations""/""Goin' On"" medley

Graham Parker

27th June 1980

Episode 10

No overview available.

Kenny Rogers

4th July 1980

Episode 11

No overview available.

The Jam

11th July 1980

Episode 12

--The Jam perform ""Start!"" and ""Private Hell""

Journey

18th July 1980

Episode 13

--Journey performs ""Walks Like a Lady"" and ""Where Were You""

Top Cast

Larry David•Michael Richards•Melanie Chartoff

Comedy

Fridays is the name of ABC's weekly late-night live comedy show, which aired on Friday nights from April 11, 1980 to April 23, 1982.

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Full Cast

Larry David

Self

Michael Richards

Self

Melanie Chartoff

Self

Rich Hall

Self

Bruce Mahler

Self

Maryedith Burrell

Self

Mark Blankfield

Self

John Roarke

Self

Stuart Pankin

Self

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Don Kennedy

Self

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Darrow Igus

Self

Brandis Kemp

Self

Jack Burns

Self - Announcer

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John Moffitt

Executive Producer

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